NBA Development League 2010-2011

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For the NBA Development League 2010-2011, the Los Angeles D-Fenders will be in hiatus this season but the D-League is set to welcome the Texas Legends as the legends will select 10 out of 14 players' rights from the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Expected to suit up for the Legends are 6-8 forward Keith Clark and second round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, guard Joe Crawford.

[dxjayrock2008]

For the NBA Development League 2010-2011, the Los Angeles D-Fenders will be in hiatus this season but the D-League is set to welcome the Texas Legends as the legends will select 10 out of 14 players' rights from the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Expected to suit up for the Legends are 6-8 forward Keith Clark and second round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, guard Joe Crawford.

What are the current teams in D-League?

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The teams who will be participating for the NBDL 2010-2011 Season are the following:

Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie Bayhawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Idaho Stampede
Iowa Energy
Maine Red Claws
New Mexico Thunder Birds
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Springfield Armor
Texas Legends
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash

[dxjayrock2008]

The teams who will be participating for the NBDL 2010-2011 Season are the following:

Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie Bayhawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Idaho Stampede
Iowa Energy
Maine Red Claws
New Mexico Thunder Birds
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Springfield Armor
Texas Legends
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash

Ah ok. Thanks for the info.

[CKR13]

Masashi Obuchi of the Ryukyu Golden Kings (BJ-League) will be attending the D-League tryout held by the Springfield Armor next week @ Chantilly, VA. Springfield Armor is run by the joint management of the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers.

Obuchi tried out for the Orlando Summer League for the Philadelphia 76ers Summer League squad last June but did not made the grade.

[dxjayrock2008]

Hopefully D-League will accept more Asian Bballers to play for the teams and they'll make it to the NBA.

[CKR13]

I miss the Roanoke Dazzle.

Sure we had a modest winning record but we had noteable players along the way:

Andray Blatche
Cory Alexander
Will Bynum
Matt Carroll
Anthony Grundy
Mikki Moore
Gabe Muoneke
Peter John Ramos
Andreas Glyniadakis

[dxjayrock2008]

A brief history of Roanoke Dazzle.

Roanoke Dazzle



Roanoke Dazzle

Founded 2001 Folded 2006 History Roanoke Dazzle
2001–2006 Arena Roanoke Civic Center City Roanoke, Virginia Team Colors Blue, Yellow and White Head Coach Kent Davison Owner NBA Championships none Division Titles None Affiliations Washington Wizards ("local" affiliate), Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets Website {{{website}}} The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the 1970s. Playing their home games at the Roanoke Civic Center, their logo design featured a star moving on rail tracks around a basketball.
Contents

• 1 Franchise history
• 2 Season by season results
• 3 Players of note
• 4 Notes

Franchise history

The NBDL initially announced that Roanoke was under consideration for one of the inaugural teams in August 2000.[1] Competing with Hampton for Virginia's NBDL team, Roanoke was evaluated as a potential franchise location based on its population, arena size and lack of a major NCAA basketball program in the Roanoke Valley.[1] After reaching an agreement to play home games at the Roanoke Civic Center, the NBDL announced Roanoke as the league's fifth member on May 18, 2001.[2] The announcement marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the departure of the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires following the 1972-73 season.[2]
By June 2001, Donna Daniels was named team president and Kent Davison was announced as the first head coach in franchise history.[3] On July 18, 2001, Daniels announced the team nickname, the Dazzle.[4] The name was chosen purposefully to not reflect Roanoke's railroad heritage as two other professional teams, the Roanoke Express and the Roanoke Steam, already called the civic center home.[4] The Dazzle would be victorious in the inaugural game on November 18, 2001, against the Mobile Revelers in the Roanoke Civic Center.[5]
After five seasons, and overall moderate success on the court, the Dazzle were one of the final two teams from the NBDL inaugural season to last through the 2005-06 season. The Fayetteville Patriots were the other. Both were owned by the NBA for their entire five season history. On May 1, 2006, the NBA Development League announced that the NBA would no longer operate the Roanoke Dazzle. League President Phil Evans briefly held out the possibility of a local ownership group operating the team. However when a local ownership group failed to materialize, the team was disbanded..[6][7]
Season by season results

Season Regular Season Playoffs Finish Wins Losses Pct. Roanoke Dazzle 2001–02 8th 18 38 .320
2002–03 4th 26 24 .520 Lost Semifinals (Fayetteville) 2-0 2003–04 5th 20 26 .435
2004–05 4th 26 22 .542 Lost Semifinals (Columbus) 96-89 2005–06 4th 25 23 .521 Lost Semifinals (Fort Worth) 87-78 Regular Season Record 115 133 .464 2001-2006 Playoff Record 0 3 .000 2001-2006 Players of note

• Cory Alexander-free agent
• Andray Blatche-Washington Wizards
• Will Bynum-Detroit Pistons
• Matt Carroll-Charlotte Bobcats
• Anthony Grundy-Panellinios BC of the Greek A1 League
• Mikki Moore-Sacramento Kings
• Gabe Muoneke-Saba Battery Tehran BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League
• Peter John Ramos-Caguas Creoles of the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
• Andreas Glyniadakis-Maroussi BC of the Greek A1 League

Notes

1. ^ a b Bogaczyk, Jack (August 25, 2000). "Roanoke might snare pro hoops team". The Roanoke Times: pp. C1.
2. ^ a b Bogaczyk, Jack (May 17, 2001). "NBDL on its way to Roanoke". The Roanoke Times: pp. C1.
3. ^ Bogaczyk, Jack (June 29, 2001). "Davidson rebounds in Roanoke". The Roanoke Times: pp. C1.
4. ^ a b Bogaczyk, Jack (July 18, 2001). "NBDL wants to Dazzle you". The Roanoke Times: pp. B6.
5. ^ Berman, Mark (November 19, 2001). "Dazzle huge in debut". The Roanoke Times: pp. B1.
6. ^ King, Randy (May 2, 2006). "'So it's over': NBA benches Roanoke Dazzle". The Roanoke Times: pp. A1.
7. ^ NBA Development League (June 1, 2008). "D-League Will No Longer Operate Roanoke Dazzle".

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This season, the Texas Legends will be among four NBDL franchises that are controlled exclusively by an NBA Franchise. Whereas the Legends are administered by the Dallas Mavericks. Other NBDL franchises are co-administered by two and three NBA franchises. Take the Fort Wayne Mad Ants where it is administered by the Bucks, Pacers and Pistons.

The other three are:

Austin Toros administered by the San Antonio Spurs

Tulsa 66ers administered by the Oklahoma City Thunder

Rio Grande Valley Vipers administered by the Houston Rockets

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Players who had stints with the D-League are participating on the FIBA World Championships:

AUS Patrick Mills Idaho

BRA Marcus Vinicius Tulsa

CAN Joel Anthony Iowa

CAN Denham Brown Iowa

CAN Olu Famutimi Arkansas

CHI Sun Yue Los Angeles

FRA Mickael Gelabale Los Angeles

FRA Ian Mahinmi San Antonio

LIT Martynas Andriuskevicius Dakota

NZ Kirk Penney Sioux Falls

PR Peter John Ramos Idaho

PR Jose Barrea Fort Worth

PR Ricky Sanchez Idaho

PR Guillermo Diaz Anaheim

RUS Sergie Monia Fort Worth

SER Kosta Perovic Bakersfield

TUR Ersan Ilyasova Tulsa

[CKR13]

Just a suggestion to the moderators:

Can we make this thread "STICKY"?

Here are my reasons:

1. NBA D-League has a full season too, which also runs in-league with the NBA Regular Season.

2. NBA D-League also has a lot of discussions incurred.

Anyways, its up to the Moderators and I respect their decision in the end.

Thank you in kind.

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NBA D-League Expansion Draft

The Texas Legends being an expansion team and since the Los Angeles D-fenders have taken a leave of absence for the NBA D-League 2010-2011 season, the Legends will have the luxury of selecting 10 players out of the 14 players currently in contract by the absentee team which is the LA D-Fenders.

Below are the players subject for selection by the Legends on the expansion draft:


F Keith Clark
G Joe Crawford
C Michael Fey
G Ryan Forehan-Kelly
C Gabriel Hughes
G Lawrence McKenzie
F James Peters
F Ray Reese
G Frank Robinson
F Diamon Simpson
G Dar Tucker
F Rodney Webb
G Horace Wormely
G James Wright

[CKR13]

Big Thanks to the Moderators for making this thread sticky.

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Texas Legends Expansion Draft Results

Below are the players that the Texas Legends have selected on the expansion draft.

F Keith Clark
G Joe Crawford
C Michael Fey
G Ryan Forehan-Kelly
C Gabriel Hughes
F James Peters
G Frank Robinson
F Diamon Simpson
G Dar Tucker
G James Wright

The Legends will either sign free agents or wait for the Dallas Mavericks to asign a rookie to the team to complete the 12 man roster initially.

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The Utah Flash have elevated former Assistant Coach, Scout and Director of Basketball Operations Kevin Young to the Head Coach Position.